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The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-23
An Ancient Relic.

-Groping through the dustof ages
Arcaaologist now delves;
seeks Tor relics of the sages,
Long SINCE laid upon their shelves.
an, ne hnds a bit Of parchment.
WIlgtef Thousand years ago;
nus ~ Meath an ancient arch bent,
asoW brought FORTH to sunshineis glow.
Ills a joke, told in times oIden.
AT which patriarchs had laughed.
Twas quite old in DAYS called aGoIden..
Twas SO old it had been chaffed.
Since that joke first came TO reason
Its been travelling down;
1bs been heard since, every season,
Uttered by some circus clown.
GoodoiFs Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-23

The latest prison reform idea is that of
parolling of prisoners, or the system of
conditional liberation. 1t was begun in
England 81 long ago as 1853, and is now
practiced in Germany, the Netherlands
and France.
The Opelousas courier., 1887-04-23

The most conscientious brass band in
the country graces Mobile, Ala. It's sn-
bers go several miles into the woods to
practice, and consequently enjoy the es-
TEEN of the entire community.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
Consumption Cured.

An old physician, retired from prac-
tice, having had placed in his hands by
an East Indian Missionary the formula
of simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure of Consump-
ton. Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and
all Throat and Lung affections, also a
positive and radical cure for Nervous
Debility and all Nervous complaints,
after having tested its wonderful cura-
tive powers in thousands of cases, has
felt it his duty to make it known to his
suffering fellows. Actuated by this
motive and desire to relieve human
suffering, will send free OF charge, to
all who desire it, this recipe, in German,
French or English, with full directions
for preparing and using. Sent by mail
by addressing. with stamp, naming this
paper. w. A Noyes, 149 PoaUer Block,
Rochester
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23

cross breds which W,

and cross breds which were
firm at the best values of
the last auction. The importers'
committee decided not TO close the lists
of the sale until 200 bales shall have
arrived, contrary winds in the channel
delaying several cargoes. The arrivals
to date reach 192.77S. of which Al 600
were forwarded direct to the mills. The
following are the sales of the day in
detail:
New South Wales = 5000 bales;
secured, 714d q Is. I'D; secured locks
and pieces. Sd. q Is. 31Id.; greasy,
514d. @ 1l7ad.; greasy locks and pieces,
Queensland = Sales, 1900 bales:
secured, 10kd. @ Is. 3d.; secured locks
and pieces, 9Ld. ais. I'D. (; greasy, 715d. ::
greasy locks and pieces, I'd.
South Australia Sales, 1,1OO bales:
secured, Is. I'd. q Is. 3D.. secured locks
and pieces, Id; greasy, 4kd. a Cd.
greasy locks and pieces, 615d q Cd.
Victoria - Sales, 500 bales: secured,
I'D. q Is 3d.; greasy, Sd. q Is I'D;
greasy locks and pieces, 6Hd. a Sd.
Swan River-Sales, 1900.
New Zealand-Sales, 1,40O bales;
secured, 7Hd: q Is. I'D; locks ami
pieces, 93d. q Is. 411d.; greasy, 714d.@
Is; locks and pieces, sd. a SGD.
Cape of Good Hope and Natal-Sales,
LOO bales; secured, Sd. @ los. 3d.;
greasy. Id. q Sd.
Sandwich Islands Sales, 800 bales;
greasy, SID. q 3D.; locks and pieces,
3Kd.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
The Verdict UnanImous.;

w. D. Suit, Druggist, Bippus, Ind.
testifes: 81 can recommend Electric
Bitters as the very best REMEDY. Every
bottle sold has given reliefin every case:
One man took six bottles, and was eafee
of Rheumatism of 10 years standing.
Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellvlle,
Ohio, affirms: 1.-THE best selling msda-
cine have ever handled In my 20 years
experience, is Electric Bittsrs." The1e'
snds of others have added their toefa
mony, SO that the verdict In unantzAea1
that Electric Bitters do cure ali alssasel
of the Liver and Kidneys Or Hee6,.
Only half dollar bottle ct L O. u. ].
Drug Store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
New York Stock Exchange.

New York. March 22.-Government
bonds dull and steady.
Wall Street. Transactions at the
Stock Exchange to-day were, as far as
the usually active list is concerned. ut
terly devoid of feature. There was con-
siderable activity in Lackawanna, Erie,
Reading and st. Paul. Pullman Palace
Car was remarkably strong, the advance
being accompanied by rumors of an in
crease in the dividend, and Fort Worth
q Denver continued its advance, and
became one of the most active. The
close was dull but firm, and generally
at small fractions above opening prices.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
Bsnton,s Hair axousr.


AL who ara BALD, all who are be-
coming BALD, al who do not want to
be BALD, ali who are troubled with
DAEDRUFF, or ITCHING of the
scalp, should use Benton's Hair
Grower. EIeHTY PEI CKHf. of those
using IL have grown hair. It never
fails 70 stop the hair from falling.
Through sickness and fevers the hair
sometimes falls of in . short time, and
although the person may haveremained
Grower saoordine to directions you are
sure of growth Of hair. In hundreds
of csses We have produced q good
growth Of Hair on those who have been
bald and glazed for years, We have fully
substantiated the following facts:
We grow Hair In 30 cases eat OF 100,
NO matter how long bald. Unlike other
PREPARATION, Il contains no sugar. e lead,
or vegetable or mineral poisons. It is Q
specific for falling hair dandruf, and
itching Of ths scalp. The Hair Grewer
Is hair food, and It's eo@positaon Ii
almost exactly Ike the oil which SUP.
plies the hair with its vitality.
DOUBLE ANDTRIPLK STRENGTH,
Whsa. the skin Il very touch and
hard, and the folliels II apparently eject
uaily closed, the single strength vii
sometimes fail 70 reach the papilIa; In
such cases the double or triple strength
should be used in connection with the
single, using them alternately.
Price, Single strength Sf.00; Doubla
strength $500, Triple strength. $500. II
your druggists have not got 1t we viii
send II prepaid on receipt Of price.
BENTON HAIR GROWER 90. ..
Cleveland, O. u
ros sais b. Z O. II. I. Drug Store.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
Chicago Live STOCK.

CHICAGO, March %.
Cattle - Receipts, 5000, and active
and 10 higher shipping steers, $50
to 800 pounds, 400 g $40; stockers
and feeders go a 4.40.
Hogs = Receipts, 10000; strong; 10
higher; rough and mixed. $50 q 80;
packing and shipping, $50 q 5,92H;
light, 500 @5.65.
Receipts. 5000; strong: Ms
tives, 500 q 400; western, 400 a 40;
Texans, $50 a 4.25.
bambs-4.50 a 5.62X.
The DroUers' Journals London cable
gram this morning indicates the arrival
of very few American cattle, "hlch
were sold more readily at q per pound
advance, tops making l2H cents per
pound, estimated dead weight.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
Rough on Dirt"

Ask for Rough on Dirt; A perfect wash
ing powder found at last A harmless,
extra fine, A l article, pure and clean,
sweetens, treshens, blanches and whitens
without slightest injury to finest fabric.
Unequaled for fine linens and laces,
general household, kitchen and laundry
use. Softens water, saves labor and
soap, &C., 1Oc., 25c., at Druggists or
TrOCerS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
Business Failure

New York, March 22-The sheriff
has attached the business of G. M.
Rothschild & Co., on judgments con-
fessed to the amount of $4,000. The
failure is understood to be caused by
the failure of the Rothschild firm in
Cincinnati.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
Chicago Produce Markets.


CHICAGO. March %.
Wheat-Easier; cash, 1873 q 7754 ;
May S03l; June, so.
Steady; cash. 34K. @36A; May,
80 SIG.
ats-Steady; cash, "a; May 281s.
Whisky-1.18.
Pork-strong; cash, 2O.6O; May and
June, 20.21.
Lard-Firmer; cash, 1914; May,
7.4713; June, 1855.
AFTERNOON.
Wheat-Firm; cash. rs 3 16; May,
81 SIG; June, 802s. ~
CONFIRM; cash, 3JK; Nay, 39A;
June 40 ZIG.
0ats-steady; cash, "a; May and
June, 2S7s.
Rye-Quist. 541I.
Barley-Quiet, 80.
Whisky-1.1S.
Pork-Cash, 20.60.
Lard-Firm; cash, 1903.
Shoulders, 600 q 6.25; short ribs,
1876; short clear. 20 q S.25.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
New York General Markets.

New YORK, March %. Copper steady.
Hops, steady, quiet. Coffee, spot, fair /;
Rio firm at l45s; options higher and
more active; les, $500 bags; March
and April, 1900; May. 1900 a Is 10;
June, Is 10 q - 05; July and August,
10. Sugar, tirm refined,
quiet.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
New York Mining Market.

NEW YORK, March 22-Mining shares
were dull, with the following prices bid /:
Alice, l.50; Amador. 130; Bodie, 2.40;
Caledonia, Black Hills, l 25; Deadwood,
100, Eurek$ Consolidated, SEQ; FL
Christie, 500; Homestake, AGO; Iron
Silver, 2.75; Iron Hill, 1.50; Mono, 225 !;
Middle Bar 95; Moulton, 1.35; Ply
mouth. 1877 Security, 600; Standard
LOO; Sutro Tunnel, 1,20; SILVER King,
2. so; Stanislaus, 1886.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
Afternoon Stock Market.
Boston Wool.

BosToN, March 22-Wool, in buyers
favor. Ohio and Pennsylvania extra
feeces, 81 @33; Xxx 80 a SO; Michigan
extra, 30 q 81; Ohio fine deIaine, IS a
SO; fine Michigan delaine, 81 q IS; other
grades unchanged.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
London Wool.

LONDON, March 22.-The second of
the series OF wool sales opened to-day
with a good attendance of bone and
foreign buyers; 9.400 bales: fairly
represented tie wool Offered. The
bidding was not brisk; the prices were
only equal 70 the February lowest
average, especially so Of the merinos
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
Petroleum.

New YORK, March %. = Petroleum
was dull and featureless; opened at high
est, 633l; closed at lowest GO. Sales,
1859 ,0C0 barrels.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
Fire!

The Pleasant Valley Coal makes the
quickest, the brightest and the hottest
fire, and is the cheapest coal i'll the
market. For sale by SELLS, BURTON &
Co., 145 Main Street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
Money Market.

Money Market.
New YORK. March %.
Money. 3 GA.
LATER.
Money on call easy, 4 to 8; last
loan. 5; closed offered 4.
Prime mercantile paper, 5@6.
Sterling exchange. quiet, firm; 1872
for sixty day bills. 1863 demand.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
COMMERCIAL.

Bullion
Nxw York. March 22.-Bar silver
oS
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-03-23
Philadelphia Wool

PHILADELPHIA, March %. - Wool,
quiet; fine washed delaines, X and XIX,
35@37; other grades unchanged.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26
GRAEBURY.
Disg usted with Oalifornia-Fhe Telegraph
Oomplsted-&eturned with His Bride.

Disg listed with Oalifornia-The Telegraph
CompIsted-Seturned with His Bride.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
GRANBURY, TEX, Nov. 24.-Rav. DR..
Riggs of Dallas preached an excellent
sermon at the Methodist church last night
to large audience, who spoke in highest
praise of him after the sermon. He will
preach several sermons before leaving.
Messrs. Boyer and Ira Millington, two
Of Hood COunty's officials, have resigned
their positions and departed for Califor
mia to join the Hood county colony there.
Mr.. Florence Carpenter and family of this
place will accompany the above parties.
Mr.. F. M. Johnson, former business
man Of, this place, who left for California
last summer, writes to friends that it is
certainly the worst place in the United
States, and warns all people who are
searching tor place to make money and
find g pleasant home, never to come to
Ca.iiornis. Hewill return about Deem
Der l, determined that he was one of the
unfortunates.
Tom Wear, manager of G. II Edwards
Fort Worth Music House, spent several
days here this week and sold several
pianos and organs before returning.
Mr.. Frank CASTOR, editor Granbury
| News, will publish about December Is
1000 extra copies Of the News, advertising
the city and its most enterprising busi-
ness men. This extra number will be
distributed throughout adjoining counties
and throughout tne state. Most of our
merchants will indulge freely in sdver-
Using.
Oae Of Fort Worth's photographers has
on sale aE S. j. Tnrash's drug store some
12x14 photographs of the great Fort
Worth and Rio Grande bridge across the
Brszos, showing some of the beautif III
scenery surroundings.
A N Thomas, cashier Of the First Ma
tionel Bsuk, who has been SO seriously IL
for several weeks, is slowly improving.
/ At the most serious point of his Illness
his sister in Illinois was summoned to his
bedside and will remain with him until he
RECEIVERS.
Mr.. j. D. Ballard and bride, who were
married in Fort Worth Wednesday, ar
rived home on the evening train and are
stopping at the Fsrr house, where re-
ception was given in their honor to-dey
The bride is a beautiful accomplished lady
and the groom thorough business man,
and their success is whispered and guar
snteed by hosts Of friends.
The telegraph is at LAST completed to
the city, the last work being done
Wednesday. Our people are indeed proud
of this great convenience.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26
and elsewhere, ar d has the reputation OF

and elsewhere, ar has the reputation o
being one of the solid men of the west.
Mrs. Senator Stanford will enterteir
also On large scale this winter, and OF
course the usual round Of senatorial fes-
tigities will occur.
Mrs. Carlisle, wife of the Speaker, will
live quietly st the Riggs house, and will
see her friends every Wednesday. Mrs
Cox will also keep open house this sea.
sen and will be wsrmly welcomed bsck
to her old Washington home after her
solourn OF two years in the Orient with
her versatile and diminutive husband,
who psralyzed the old Sultan with mis-
rio-splitting jokes.
The number of private entertainments
to occur this season is of course legion.
The festivities will begin about
the middle of December, and the
devotees Of fashionable society will &c
expected to live in the houses of other
people practically, so complete will be
the series Of entertainments Gro Wded into
the short period OF two months and q
half. This is the last winter for many il
the social life Ct the city. As the years
go by one notices how very much changed
are the scenes from one season to the
AAiS WlhGcI pSNptC WILL bO AStO
Who have never before visited Washing
ton, and SO it goes year in and year out.
There is no place in this country, and
would almost ssy in the world, where
the people are so cosmopolitan, and at
the same time where the tenets of society
are more perfectly kept than Washington.
Wild statements have been msde that it
wss the easiest thing in the world for
any one to be received into society here.
Never was there more incorrect or I'M
just story circulated. The rules govern
ing this matter are as strictly carried out
ss the laws of the Modes and Persians.
Those who infract tn. N would not be re-
ceived into any society in any city, and it
is from such sources that the false state
ments of Washington society, and how it
is conducted, emanate. Here the best
types of wemanhood are gathered. Here
mankind is assembled in it's best aspect.
Literature, art, science, drama, music,
and the humsnities may here be studied
with profit and facility. Every year adds
attractions to city which now more
nearly approaches the name-Mecca of
America-than any other place in this
country. WILTsIE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26
LIKE A TIGER,
Run INTO BY A TRAIN

Two Men Killed and Another Fatally In,
jured.
Boston, MASS, Nov. PA team at
tsched to carriage containing Patrick
D German, William and Charles Harmon
and Joseph L. Burke, WAS driven through
the safety gates at the Boston and Albany
crossing at West Newton yesterday even
ing. The team gained the track and the
horses becoming uncomfortable turned
and followed the rails and the carriage
and it's occupants were quickly overtskeD
by the train which crushed Tito the rear
of the vehicle, killing the two HannoDs,
fatally injuring Burke and badly bruising
German. The carriage was demolished
and the horses lad to be shot.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26
Temple.
Special to the Gazette

Special to the Gazette.
TEMPLE, Tex, Nov. 25.-The Bean will
excitement at Bonham has created q
ripple here, as some of the relatives OF
Mrs. Gee, the Gevisee in the newly dis
covered will, reside in Temple, though
personally they have no knowledge of the
matter.
j. w. Halle has sued out a writ OF
hsbeas corpus before County Judge
Rosborough, praying for the custody of
his six year-old SOD. alleged to be unlsw
fully restrained by Rev. A. Sharp.
The report that Temple has secured
the Santa Fe hospital is gratifying to our
citizens.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26
The Richest Man in tho World

Would be poor without health. The dying
millionaire consumpti7e would exchange
all he is worth for a new lease Of life.
He could have had it for song had he
used DR.. Pierce Golden Medical Dis
covery" before thesgisease had reached
its last stages: This wonderful prepara-
ton Is positive cure feEa consumption if
throat and lungs it is unequaled. ALI
druggists. go
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26

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POTTER DRUG AND CHEMICAL Co, Boston,
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26
ITCHING SKIN DISEASES
Instantly Relieved and Permanently
Cured by Cuticura.

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ECZEMA ON CHILD.
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26
parker County Landmark Gone.

CENTREMILL, TEX, Nov. %, 1887.
To the Editor of the Gazette.
Another one Of Parker's old landmarks
is gone. Died at his home near Center
mil, CT heart disease, Charles Baker,
November 20, 1887. He lacked twelve
degs Of being eighty-one years OLD, leav-
Ing al aged wife and many descendants
and friends to mourn his loss, as he was
loved and respected by all, both old and
young. He protested firm hope Of a
better life beyond the grave, for which
we all ought to be satisfied. FRIEND, =
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d Il. OdOLDNs " HIIEobOhU, ]
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26

Smoke 'Wilson's" lstest Gnd you will
declare it Daisy" Bracket" cigar.
For sale atWells' drug store.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26

$4,000 $500. S~4eI GCAzo 4 oUIuS
train due here st NOM. did not
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26

ers' Alliance, and J.J. Crow appointed
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26

Hyou want superb, superior and sub
stsntial smoke Try cigar at Wells drug
store,
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0 tender the use of
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uagger udu peteIraueu u
marina rdiin Gao int fclns. tt,a 49, q.
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arrived too late, as one
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26

declines are more numerous.
a l. u n
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-26

people called upon the popular forces to I
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-16
FLORIDA.

About 5000 boxes of oranges are to be
shipped yet from the New Smyrna coun-
try.
There is talk Of Fort Meade having a
Baptist church building erected some
time soon.
The store and post Office, both in j. r.
Ergood's building at Winter Park, were
entered Thursday night and the iron sale,
containing between $500 and $500 and reg
istered packages, was blown open and the
contents extracted.
The Orange Belt railroad Is rusher
The grading is now extended westward of
Oakland to point some distance west Of
the county line between Sumter and
Orange counties, and the grading force
covers about half mile each day.
The Board Of County Commissioners
have leased the services of the prisoners
in the jail to the city OF Ocala for 25c. per
day and board. They will be used in
grading and keeping the streets clean.
The proceeds go into the school fund.
The catch of fab on the river, as re-
ported by the Sanford Fish Company,
amounts to about four barrels daily,
nearly all shad. The success OF the fish-
ermen has been steadily increasing, and
Will probably reach its highest limit by
the beginning OF March. The season lasts
until April. The searon is up to the av-
erage.
Brooksville Register: Judging from the
interest manifested in the collection Of
articles at the Register building for the
south Florida Exhibition, a Fernando
County fair year hence would be a sue
cess. Let stock company be organized
at once and secure the necessary ground,
have IL fenced, erect the necessary build
ings and lay out a flrst-clsss track for
speeding and training horsee-this could
be done during the summer and fall-and
then invite the world 10 compete with
fernando county.
Sunday afternoon package was found
under the san Marco wharf, in North
Cfr<- suburb OF st. Augustine, by "A
boatman narrskso x -. hich contained
$500 in notes, tSs5sssssAszssaE rome IN
surance papers, passes an6AUsShef papers
that were stolen from the safe in Ballard
d Colline' jewelry store last Tuesday
night. These were placed in small
box taken from the safe, wrapped with
New YORK World and tied with small
rope, evidently cut from boats rigging.
All this paper is valueless, as payments
on same had been stopped.